This edition of The Central Excise Act, 1944 (Act 1 of 19 44), updated to incorporate all amendments introduced by theCentral Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 (34 of 2025), dated 11-12-2025, provides a complete and authoritative compilation of the statutory provisions governing central excise law in India. Designed as a comprehensive legal reference for practitioners, students, and professionals in taxation, accounting, and compliance, this Bare Act presents the unaltered text of the law along with all relevant rules and allied regulations essential for practical application.

This edition includes the fully updated Central Excise Act along with an extensive collection of rules, such as:

• The Central Excise Rules, 2002 (as amended vide Noti. No. 5/2017-CE (NT), dt. 2-2-2017)
• The Central Excise (Appeals) Rules, 2001 (as amended vide Noti. No. 27/2017-CE (NT), dt. 23-11-2017)
• The Central Excise (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2005
• The Central Excise (Settlement of Cases) Rules, 2007 (as amended vide Noti. No. 9/2017-CE (NT), dt. 12-4-2017)
• The Central Excise Valuation (Determination of Price of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2000
• The Central Excise (Determination of Retail Sale Price of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2008
• The Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable and Other Goods) Rules, 2016
• Central Excise (Advance Ruling) Rules, 2002 (as amended vide Noti. No. 8/2017-CE (NT), dt. 31-3-2017, w.e.f. 1-4-2017)
• The CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (as amended vide Noti. No. 15/2017-CE (NT), dt. 12-6-2017)
• The Central Excise Rules, 2017
• The CENVAT Credit Rules, 2017

Ideal for legal professionals, departmental officers, academicians, and competitive exam aspirants, this edition ensures access to the most current and accurate version of the Central Excise law framework as applicable in 2026. Carefully organized and updated, it supports accurate legal referencing, compliance management, and examination preparation, delivering a dependable statutory resource in the field of indirect taxation.